cpython/Tools/msi
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  r59317 | martin.v.loewis | 2007-12-04 09:37:59 +0100 (Tue, 04 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

  Fix chflags issue on Tru64, from #1490190.
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  r59318 | martin.v.loewis | 2007-12-04 09:39:16 +0100 (Tue, 04 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

  Move nt.access change into the right section.
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  r59320 | christian.heimes | 2007-12-04 15:57:30 +0100 (Tue, 04 Dec 2007) | 2 lines

  Added self generated UUID for msvcr90.dll to msi.py
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msi.py Merged revisions 59313-59320 via svnmerge from 2007-12-04 15:00:33 +00:00
msilib.py Port to Python 3.0. 2007-08-30 15:23:04 +00:00
msisupport.c Avoid using *W functions on Win95. Backported to 2.4. 2005-02-18 16:18:09 +00:00
msisupport.mak Add build support for AMD64. 2006-02-14 20:42:55 +00:00
README.txt
schema.py Whitespace normalization. 2004-08-22 19:42:56 +00:00
sequence.py
uisample.py fix typos, mostly in comments 2005-10-28 14:39:47 +00:00
uuids.py Add uuids for 3.0. 2007-08-30 05:45:17 +00:00

Packaging Python as a Microsoft Installer Package (MSI)
=======================================================

Using this library, Python can be packaged as a MS-Windows
MSI file. To generate an installer package, you need
a build tree. By default, the build tree root directory
is assumed to be in "../..". This location can be changed
by adding a file config.py; see the beginning of msi.py
for additional customization options.

The packaging process assumes that binaries have been 
generated according to the instructions in PCBuild/README.txt,
and that you have either Visual Studio or the Platform SDK
installed. In addition, you need the Python COM extensions,
either from PythonWin, or from ActivePython.

To invoke the script, open a cmd.exe window which has 
cabarc.exe in its PATH (e.g. "Visual Studio .NET 2003
Command Prompt"). Then invoke

<path-to-python.exe> msi.py

If everything succeeds, pythonX.Y.Z.msi is generated
in the current directory.